An employee manual

How about starting a thread for the new employee to read. You know some pointers for him to learn. I have 2 new guys starting next week and would like for them to look over andread a little bit!

Ill start with these:

1. On your down time, Instead of looking like a statue, fill up the equipment or respool the trimmers.
2. Never put a mower with the bag full of grass back onto a trailer.
3. Never run any type of machinery without safety glasses.
4. MAKE SURE YOU TRIM CORNERS, SOME Z-TURNS ARE NOT ABLE TO CUT THE BACK CORNER WHERE A FENCE IS!
5. Check equipment oil daily.
6. Never let any peice of equipment run out of gas or string while in the middle of a job.
7. Always be polite and direct the customer to the supervisor on the jobsite.
8. MAKE SURE YOU STAY HYDRATED!
9. NEVER beat the weedeater head on the lawn for more string, With a little acceleration tap it on concrete.
10. If you see something in the mowers path, Pick it up or Roll it up!!!!
7.

1. Come to work looking professional and clean. That means company shirt (if you have them), clean work pants, sunglasses, and hearing protection. Customers feel more comfortable having professional looking workers on their property, and it gives your employer a better reputation.
2. Keep the equipment clean and in good working order. Blow grass off mowers after each job, fill up handhelds and mowers every few jobs, and always put things back where they belong. Again, it gives your company a better name if you have clean, working equipment.
3.Never use obscene language on a jobsite. A customer could be nearby at any time.
4. When a customer (or anybody for that matter) is walking by and you're using equipment, shut the equipment off, say hello, then turn the equipment back on and continue working when they are a safe distance away. Remember, customers don't like the sound of the equipment like us.
5. Never discharge grass towards a bystander or a vehicle. If someone is in the way, ask them to move. If a car is going to get sprayed, ask the customer to move it. If not, too bad.
6. Never modify the safety features on the equipment.
7. NEVER smoke on a jobsite.
8. Don't leave big clumps of grass in areas you don't feel like blowing out.
9. Unless the boss states otherwise, trim and edge EVERY job.
10. Have fun. Don't be so serious you can't enjoy the job.